November 4, 2025

Key Discussions

• Evaluation of Cursor Composer, a new AI model for development
• VS Code plugin compatibility challenges with Cursor IDE
• Development environment considerations for specific projects

Technical Highlights

• Cursor Composer: New AI model from Cursor showing solid performance and speed
• Reported as "pretty solid" and "really fast" by early users
• Part of Cursor's premium subscription offering
• Represents continued evolution in AI-assisted development tools

Development Environment Challenges

• Plugin Compatibility: Issues with VS Code extension compatibility in Cursor IDE
• Some miscellaneous VS Code plugins not compatible with Cursor
• Compatibility concerns affecting project-specific workflows
• May influence development environment choices based on project requirements

Themes & Insights

• Growing variety of AI development assistants with different strengths
• Development environment fragmentation creating compatibility considerations
• Trade-offs between advanced AI features and existing toolchain integration
• Importance of plugin ecosystem compatibility in development tool adoption